Les poussées de fibromyalgie : quatre types différents et comment les gérer

Que sont les poussées de fibromyalgie ? S’agit-il d’une douleur constante qui dure toute une vie ? Ou d’une douleur qui va et vient ? Incluent-ils plus d’une douleur/un symptôme ? La réponse à toutes ces questions est OUI et NON. Les poussées de fibromyalgie sont difficiles à définir précisément en raison du grand nombre de facteurs…

Fibromyalgia Flare-Ups – Four Different Types And How To Get Through Them

What are fibromyalgia flare-ups? Is it non-stop pain that lasts a lifetime? Or is it pain that comes and goes? Do they include more than one pain/symptom? The answer to all of these questions is YES and NO. Fibromyalgia flare-ups are difficult to fully define because there are so many varying factors. Although I began experiencing fibromyalgia symptoms as early as age…

Wat gebeurt er als ik naar een reumatoloog ga vanwege mogelijke fibromyalgie?

Niet alle reumatologen (vooral niet degenen die al wat ouder zijn en tot de oudere generatie behoren) geloven in fibromyalgie. Zelfs als ze “geloven”, voelen niet alle artsen zich even comfortabel bij de behandeling van patiënten met fibromyalgie, om uiteenlopende redenen. Een veelvoorkomende reden (die artsen alleen aan andere artsen toegeven) is dat fibromyalgiepatiënten over…

Hva skjer når jeg går til en revmatolog på grunn av potensiell fibromyalgi?

Ikke alle revmatologer (spesielt ikke hvis de hadde blitt utdannet noen år tidligere og tilhører den eldre generasjonen) tror på fibromyalgi. Selv om de «tror», er ikke alle komfortable med å behandle pasienter med fibromyalgi av ulike årsaker. En veldig vanlig grunn (som leger bare innrømmer overfor andre leger) er at fibromyalgipasienter generelt er vanskelige…

What will happen when I go to a Rheumatologist about potential Fibromyalgia?

Not all Rheumatologists (especially if they had been trained some years earlier and belong to the older generation) believe in Fibromyalgia. Even if they “believe”, not all are comfortable with managing patients with Fibromyalgia for diverse reasons. One very common reason (which doctors only admit to other doctors) is that Fibromyalgia patients are generally difficult (I sympathize with those patients) as…

I’m 22 and considering getting a cane for days when my Fibromyalgia Flares up

How do I be confident using the cane in public when I look like an otherwise healthy, able-bodied person? I can’t give you a direct definite answer to your question. But I will share a couple of things with you. When my oldest daughter was 13 she had surgery for scoliosis. She walked back to the surgery suite turning…